Site of Rutherford Village

Site of Rutherford Village is an archaeological site in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Site of Rutherford Village is situated near the rapids Rutherford Cauld, as well as near the forest Limepots Plantation.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Smailholm Tower and Mertoun House.

Smailholm Tower

Photo: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Smailholm Tower is a peel tower at Smailholm, around five miles west of Kelso in the Scottish Borders. Its dramatic situation, atop a crag of Lady Hill, commands wide views over the surrounding countryside. Smailholm Tower is situated 2½ miles northwest of Site of Rutherford Village.

Mertoun House

Photo: John Vigar, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mertoun House is a country house situated by the River Tweed, 2 miles east of St Boswells in the Scottish Borders. It is home to the Duke of Sutherland. Mertoun House is situated 2½ miles west of Site of Rutherford Village.

Mertoun Church

Church

Photo: james denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mertoun Church is situated 2½ miles west of Site of Rutherford Village.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maxton and Clintmains.

Maxton

Village

Photo: Renata, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Maxton is a hamlet and civil parish in Roxburghshire, Scotland, and part of the Scottish Borders region. Maxton lies just off the A68, south of St. Boswells, north of Ancrum, and east of Newtown St. Maxton is situated 2½ miles west of Site of Rutherford Village.

Clintmains

Village

Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Clintmains is a village by the River Tweed in the parish of Mertoun. It is to the east of Newtown St Boswells, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland within the former county of Berwickshire. Clintmains is situated 2½ miles west of Site of Rutherford Village.

Roxburgh

Village

Roxburgh is a village off the A699, by the River Teviot, near Kelso in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It should not be confused with the historic royal burgh of Roxburgh, the site of which lies about 2 miles northeast of the present village. Roxburgh is situated 3 miles east of Site of Rutherford Village.

Site of Rutherford Village

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.57348° or 55° 34′ 25″ north

Longitude

-2.55014° or 2° 33′ 1″ west

Open location code

9C7VHCFX+9W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1679129357

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Rutherford Cauld and Limepots Plantation.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Rutherford Station and Rutherford Lodge.

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